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Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Jason Terry was deadly off the bench, missing just one shot in a 24-point effort, as the Dallas Mavericks rebounded from some early struggles to post a 121-103 win over the Houston Rockets.

Terry went 7-of-8 from the field and 9-of-9 from the free throw line in 25 minutes of action for the Mavs, who have won five of six after losing their season opener. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points, while Erick Dampier dominated the boards with 20 rebounds to go with 14 points.

"I think the guys are looking for me more around the basket, and a lot of that is because of Kidd," Dampier said. "He has the ball in his hands a lot, so I try to present myself under the basket and try to score whenever I get the ball inside. Whenever I get fouled, (I) take my time, go to the free throw line and knock down those shots."

Josh Howard also added 14 points, while Jason Kidd had 11 assists along with five points. Jose Juan Barea scored 14 points, and Shawn Marion 10 in the win.

Aaron Brooks scored a team-high 22 points for the Rockets, who fell to 4-3 on the season. Carl Landry came off the bench to add 19 points, while David Andersen contributed 13 points and five rebounds.

Kyle Lowry and Luis Scola each had 12 points in the loss.

Trailing 61-57 coming out of the break, the Mavericks quickly went in front for good.

Over the first four-plus minutes of the third quarter, Dallas outscored Houston, 10-3, with four points apiece from Nowtizki and Howard. Kidd made a driving layup in the middle of the run for a 63-62 lead, and Howard's shot with 7:52 left made it 67-64.

The lead ballooned to nine, 83-74, at the end of the quarter after another 10-3 burst to end the period. Barea had eight of the points -- including two three-pointers.

"We weren't doing anything, and then they got on a roll and just rolled at the end of that third quarter to break it open," said Rockets head coach Rick Adelman. "It's just something we've got to learn; you've got to run an offense, and everybody's got to be involved, and I thought we did too much with just one guy trying to do it or two guys, and that's it."

Terry's layup just over four minutes into the fourth put the Mavs ahead by 16, 96-80, and Houston didn't get closer than 11 down the stretch.

Brooks and Scola scored 14 and 10 points, respectively, in the first quarter, and Houston led, 37-28, heading to the second.

The Rockets went up by as many as 17 in the second quarter after Andersen's basket with 5 1/2 minutes until halftime, but Dallas ended the quarter on a 10-0 run to cut its deficit to 61-57 at the break. Nowitzki had six points during the stretch.